COMMUNICATION ARTS 3 COLLEGE PREP SYLLABUS
The link above goes to the official JHS syllabus. The following is a working version of that syllabus.
Communication Arts 3-College Prep Syllabus 2011-12 – Joplin High School
joplinschools.com (R-VIII site), joplineagles.com (JHS site)
Brenda White, instructor [email protected] (email), bwhitepages.weebly.com (web site)
CA3-CP COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is a logical next step for students who successfully completed CA2 Pre-AP. This is a survey course of American literature. Different genres from various literary time periods are included in this course. It is writing intensive. Students who are already knowledegable about and comfortable with essay structure as well as sentence structure will probably have a high rate of success. Students will become familiar with MLA (Modern Language Association) format. Some advanced grammar will be addressed, but students are expected to know basic grammar, punctuation, and other mechanical rules of standard English. Students will present their work from time to time. Note-taking is a skill that should be in place when students enroll in this class.
This class is in preparation for the Common Core curriculum tests, and is more advanced in its design than a regular CA3 class. Students should be ready for the rigor of this class.
MAJOR COURSE OBJECTIVES
Students will cover all the major periods of American literature, reading works from each. Students will learn to interpret meaning in context and will learn to recognize and appreciate author choices while writing. Students will study various American authors. Students will write original works in several genres and might present those to the class. Students will research colleges and write college essays.
CLASS PARTICIPATION AND EXPECTATIONS
Students are expected to be college-bound or aimed toward significant academic study; the material and skills covered in this course tend toward that goal.
Students are expected to have all assignments ready on time, and as assigned.
Students are expected to do work outside of class if it is assigned.
Students should participate to receive full benefit from the class.
Students should come to class with an attitude conducive to learning.
No electronic devices, food, or drink are allowed in the classroom.
LATE WORK / TUTORING
Late work is accepted as follows: 1 day late, 10 percent deduction; 2 days late, 20 percent deduction; 3 days late, 30 percent deduction; 4 days late, 40 percent deduction; 5 days late, student receives a zero for the assignment. If students know an absence is upcoming (e.g., school activity), they should get work ahead of time and avoid any penalty. Work missed due to authorized absences can be made up in the same number of days missed and requires a yellow admit slip from the office. Tutoring is at designated times or by appointment.
GRADE DISTRIBUTION (by quarter; subject to review and change)
10% Attendance and daily participation
50% Writing assignments (e.g., essays, original)
20% General non-writing assignments (e.g., presentations, artistic)
10% Quizzes, Informal Assessments
10% Final Exam
GRADING SCALE
90-100% A
80-89% B
70-79% C
60-69% D
59 or below F
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY POLICY
Academic dishonesty will be dealt with as described in the JHS Student Handbook.
NOVEL READING LIST
The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Himself
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain
Spoon River Anthology, Edgar Lee Masters
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton
Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck
In Cold Blood, Truman Capote
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
The Crucible, Arthur Miller
The Road, Cormac McCarthy
Communication Arts 3-College Prep Syllabus 2011-12 – Joplin High School
joplinschools.com (R-VIII site), joplineagles.com (JHS site)
Brenda White, instructor [email protected] (email), bwhitepages.weebly.com (web site)
CA3-CP COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is a logical next step for students who successfully completed CA2 Pre-AP. This is a survey course of American literature. Different genres from various literary time periods are included in this course. It is writing intensive. Students who are already knowledegable about and comfortable with essay structure as well as sentence structure will probably have a high rate of success. Students will become familiar with MLA (Modern Language Association) format. Some advanced grammar will be addressed, but students are expected to know basic grammar, punctuation, and other mechanical rules of standard English. Students will present their work from time to time. Note-taking is a skill that should be in place when students enroll in this class.
This class is in preparation for the Common Core curriculum tests, and is more advanced in its design than a regular CA3 class. Students should be ready for the rigor of this class.
MAJOR COURSE OBJECTIVES
Students will cover all the major periods of American literature, reading works from each. Students will learn to interpret meaning in context and will learn to recognize and appreciate author choices while writing. Students will study various American authors. Students will write original works in several genres and might present those to the class. Students will research colleges and write college essays.
CLASS PARTICIPATION AND EXPECTATIONS
Students are expected to be college-bound or aimed toward significant academic study; the material and skills covered in this course tend toward that goal.
Students are expected to have all assignments ready on time, and as assigned.
Students are expected to do work outside of class if it is assigned.
Students should participate to receive full benefit from the class.
Students should come to class with an attitude conducive to learning.
No electronic devices, food, or drink are allowed in the classroom.
LATE WORK / TUTORING
Late work is accepted as follows: 1 day late, 10 percent deduction; 2 days late, 20 percent deduction; 3 days late, 30 percent deduction; 4 days late, 40 percent deduction; 5 days late, student receives a zero for the assignment. If students know an absence is upcoming (e.g., school activity), they should get work ahead of time and avoid any penalty. Work missed due to authorized absences can be made up in the same number of days missed and requires a yellow admit slip from the office. Tutoring is at designated times or by appointment.
GRADE DISTRIBUTION (by quarter; subject to review and change)
10% Attendance and daily participation
50% Writing assignments (e.g., essays, original)
20% General non-writing assignments (e.g., presentations, artistic)
10% Quizzes, Informal Assessments
10% Final Exam
GRADING SCALE
90-100% A
80-89% B
70-79% C
60-69% D
59 or below F
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY POLICY
Academic dishonesty will be dealt with as described in the JHS Student Handbook.
NOVEL READING LIST
The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Himself
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain
Spoon River Anthology, Edgar Lee Masters
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton
Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck
In Cold Blood, Truman Capote
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
The Crucible, Arthur Miller
The Road, Cormac McCarthy